Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
Statement of correlation between volcanoes and earthquakes: An earthquake is the shifting of the different tectonic plates of the earth’s surface. These plates float on magma (molten lava). Earthquakes and volcanoes are the result of magma beneath the earth’s surface pushing upwards on the tectonic plates. Scriptures that refer to earthquakes are therefore also deemed applicable to volcanoes.
A huge earthquake off the coast of Papua New Guinea generated a small tsunami.
The magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck around 30 miles southeast of Kokopo at a depth of 40 miles. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of a potential 3 foot high tsunami but the highest reported wave was 1.5 feet in the harbor of Rabaul.
Rabaul residents say there was no major damage and most of the water flooded parking lots near the beach or seaside. Store owners say that items were knocked off shelves but there was no structural damage.
Residents say the tremor lasted about five minutes and was so intense that residents fled into the streets from fear of building collapse.
Miraculously, officials say there were no reports or deaths or injuries from the massive quake.
Papua New Guinea lies on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”. Volcanic and earthquake activity is common in the region.
